Another decade has come and gone and . . . it was definitely 10 years. Wow! While rock may be dead, hip hop messed up on opioids, country bro-ified and pop Beiber-ized . . . we still managed to find good music from the 2010s to share. Here it is, the Best of the Decade.
From The Board Ep 15
Live music is maybe the second greatest invention after fire. Debate us! In episode 15 of From the Board, our live music programme, we dig through a couple dozen of the best performances caught on eyeballs. The amps are plugged in, the bassist is wasted and your theatre seat is too small.
BalconyRadio Presents The Best of 2019
Another year has come and gone. 2019 was . . . something? Despite the last 365 days being glaringly blah, we still managed to find some amazing music to share with you. Pull up to the headphones and check out the best Country, R&B, hip hop and sorta rock spewed in 2019. Check it out!
103rd Annual Holiday Music Spectacular
Time to gather ’round the old internet machine for the best holiday music of the season. Join your friends at BalconyRadio.com as we spin the best tunes about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Solstice we could find. All the stockings are stuffed and all the bases are covered! We got something for anyone who might be.
Found Gems Ep 15
When you buy the ticket you take the ride . . . to the concert where you park, go through security, find your seat, pull your snuck in paraphernalia out from your sock, and enjoy 90 minutes to 4 hours (if you’re seeing Springsteen) of live music. Balcony Radio has decided to save you the hassle.
Embryonic Ep 15
Songs are great . . . but they are also w-o-r-k. Balcony Radio realizes this and has put together a little show called Embryonic to celebrate early versions and demos of songs by artists you know by heart. In episode 15, we flip through the notebooks of two dozen artists and pick out their best.
101 Series Lesson 139 – Thanksgiving For The Family
If there’s one thing to be thankful for, it is music. And food. So, two things to be thankful for. Join us as we celebrate the two with an entire show dedicated to T-Day. Tune out the family and your favorite teams losing on television, put on the airpods and let Balcony Radio soundtrack every course.
PLAYLIST:
THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL DAY: PEGGY LEE (THANKSGIVING DINER PARTY)
ALMOST THANKSGIVING DAY: GRAHAM PARKER (YOUR COUNTRY)
THANKSGIVING: LOUDON WAINRIGHT III (CAREER MOVES)
I’VE GOT PLENTY TO BE THANKFUL FOR: BING CROSBY (HOLIDAY INN)
SWEET POTATO PIE: AL JARREAU (COMPLETE)
MY SWEET POTATO: BOOKER T. & THE MGS (AND NOW!)
MASHED POTATOS: JAMES BROWN (GRITS & SOUL)
APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE: JAY & THE TECHINQUES (APPLE, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE)
ROLL PLYMOUTH ROCK: BRIAN WILSON (SMILE)
THANKSGIVING SONG: MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER (COME DARKNESS, COME LIGHT)
YOUNG PILGRIMS: THE SHINS (CHUTES TOO NARROW)
WILD AS A TURKEY: HAYES CARLL (TROUBLE IN MIND)
BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU GOT: LOVE (REEL TO REAL)
THANKFUL ‘N’ THOUGHTFUL: SLY & THE FAMILY STONE (FRESH)
LET’S TURKEY TROT: LITTLE EVA (PLAYLIST)
EVERYBODY EATS WHEN THEY COME TO MY HOUSE: CAB CALLOWAY (HI DE HO MAN)
FLYING TURKEY TROT: REO SPEEDWAGON (YOU GET WHAT YOU PLAY FOR)
THE THANKSGIVING FILLER: DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS (GO-GO BOOTS)
GIVE THANKS AND PRAISES: BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS (CONFRONTATION)
THANK YOU, FRIENDS: BIG STAR (KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY)
SANTA STOLE CHRISTMAS: JUMMY BUFFET (‘TIS THE SEASON)
101 Series Lesson 138 – Oscar Winning Songs
They don’t always give out awards for best songs . . . until they do. Every year. At the Oscars. In Lesson 137 of the 101 Series we play the best tunes from the movies. Some of your all-time favorites have won the Oscar for Best Song, we’ll be spinning a couple dozen of them.
PLAYLIST:
THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT: FRED ASTAIRE (1936-SWING TIME)
SWINGIN’ ON A STAR: BING CROSBY (1944-GOING MY WAY)
MONA LISA: NAT ‘KING’ COLE (1950-CAPTAIN CAREY, U.S.A.)
THE BALLAD OF HIGH NOON: TEX RITTER (1952-HIGH NOON)
QUE SERA SERA: DORIS DAY (1956-THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH)
MOON RIVER: AUDREY HEPBURN (1961-BREKFAST AT TIFFANY’S)
BORN FREE: MATT MUNRO (1966-BORN FREE)
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING ON MY HEAD: B.J. THOMAS (1969-BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID)
THEME FROM ‘SHAFT’: ISAAC HAYES ( 1971-SHAFT)
THE WAY WE WERE: BARBRA STREISAND (1973-THE WAY WE WERE)
WE MAY NEVER LOVE LIKE THIS AGAIN: MAUREEN MCGOVERN (1974-THE TOWERING INFERNO)
I’M EASY: KEITH CARRADINE (1975-NASVILLE)
LAST DANCE: DONNA SUMMER (1978-THANK GOD IT’S FRIDAY)
FAME: IRENE CARA (1980-FAME)
ARTHUR’S THEME: CHRISTOPHER CROSS (1981-ARTHUR)
UP WHERE WE BELONG: JOE COCKER & JENNIFE WARREN (1982-OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN)
I JUAT CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU: STEVIE WONDER (1982-THE WOMAN IN RED)
SAY YOU, SAY ME: LIONEL RITCHIE (1985-WHITE NIGHTS)
TAKE MY BREATHE AWAY: BERLIN (1986-TOP GUN)
SOONER OR LATER: MADONNA (1990-DICK TRACY)
STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN (1993-PHILADELPHIA)
THINGS HAVE CHANGED: BOB DYLAN (2000-WONDER BOYS)
JAI HO: A.E. RAHMAN (2008-SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE)
Dusty Gems Ep 15: The 80s
Talent is only part of the fame equation. Unfortunately, fame is some fuzzy math . . . Not everyone who writes a great song writes a hit song. In episode 15 of Dusty Gems, we shine a miner’s light on the best tracks of 80s singers and songwriters forgotten by time. Cover your eyes to.
101 Series Lesson 137 – Rod Stewart
Scotland . . . land of haggis, men in mid-thigh skirts (kilts) who will kick your ass, and golf. It’s given us those terrible things, but it’s also given us one Rod the Mod Bod of Nailing Blondes Stewart. In Lesson 137 of the 101 Series, we get some plaid soul with one of the.
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